Rugs

If you love bright colours and want to have fun, why not hook a “mola”? Molas are colourful panels that include various types of appliqué and often have added embroidery, traditionally made by the Kuna Indians. The Kuna Indians live … Continued

The Ontario Hooking Craft Guild (OHCG) members have been busy making rugs for each of the 41 countries participating in the Pan/Parapan Am Games in Toronto this summer. It was a news article about the 2000 Pan Am Games, where … Continued

I like to encourage rug hookers to be brave and design their own patterns. “Keep it simple”, works well when first starting to design. Here, the vivid turquoise of the sky and bright greenery keep the picture interesting. Be bold … Continued

The Dancing Tulips Mug Rug is the third in a series of four seasonal mug rugs. Jennifer’s 2015 mug rug challenge started January 5th with the first of 52 which can be seen on her blog www.quiltsbyjen.ca. A selected few … Continued

Sheep are the natural subject for hooked mats made with wool. This little design is more playful than realistic because the wooly part of the sheep is outlined in bright colours. The faces are hooked simply in solid black. The … Continued

When you live on a farm, it is hard not to be inspired by the life around you – kittens playing, foals running, cattle grazing – plus the textures of barn board, fences, crops and feathers and fur. For Michelle … Continued

Last fall I created my first mug rug for www.QUILTsocial.com and was very pleased with the results. I really loved the fact that the little piece could be made in one sitting. While working on this mug rug I started … Continued

It is well known that rug hooking is a North American art form that began out of necessity. Inspired by something familiar, using old recycled fabrics, beautiful rugs were made to cover cold wood floors. I love anything primitive, and … Continued

Lise Merchant is a certified rug hooking teacher from the Prairie Harvest Rug Hooking School, specializing in the stain glass technique.Winter Blues is not only a tranquil winter scene but an exercise in transferring the stained glass effect to a … Continued